BURNETT, Hubert Hedges 1880 - 1903

BURNETT

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 5/25/2021 at 20:23:27

"The Fairfield Ledger"
Wednesday, March 11th, 1903
Page 6, Column 3

Stricken in Young Manhood.

A letter has been received in this city announcing the death of Hubert, second son of Mr. and Mrs. John W. BURNETT of Mt. Sterling, Ill., at Seattle, Wash., the 4th inst. Young BURNETT was an electrician, and had been on the coast only a short time. He had been ill with fever before leaving the east, and after his arrival at Seattle was compelled to undergo a surgical operation as a result of his illness. Typhoid fever followed and caused his death. His mother and sister Margaret were with him in his last hours and took the body to Illinois for burial. Mr. BURNETT was about twenty-three years of age. He was born in this city and his life was spent here until the family removed to Illinois six or seven years ago. He was an intelligent and manly boy, with an excellent character. Many friends at the old home will regret his death and sorrow with his family.

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"The Fairfield Ledger"
Wednesday, March 18, 1903
Page 7, Columns 2 and 3

Hubert Hedges BURNETT.
Mt. Sterling, Ill., Democra-tMessage. (sic)

The remains of Hubert H. BURNETT arrived from Seattle, Wash., Monday night and the funeral took place from the family home Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, the services being conducted by Rev. J. M. Eakins, assisted by Rev. C. E. Fulton and N. M. Rigg. The interment followed in the city cemetery.

Hubert H. BURNETT was born in Fairfield, Ia., April 30th, 1880. His early life was spent in the city of his birth and on January 1st, 1897, he moved with his parents to Clayton, this state. The first year of his residence in Clayton he attended the public schools of this place. The following year he commenced work as an apprentice to Ike L. Faucett, and electrical engineer who erected the electric light plant at Clayton. He went with Mr. Faucett to Lagrange, Mo,. where they put up another plant, and afterwards worked with him in Quincy. Afterwards he entered the employ of the Smith-Hill Elevator company, remaining with them until they removed their plant to Chicago. He then worked for the Central Union Telephone company, continuing in their employ for three years. Next he worked for the Western Electric company of Chicago for a year. For the past five months he was employed as an electrical engineer at Seattle, Wash., where he died in a hospital from typhoid fever at 6 o'clock in the evening of Tuesday, March 3d.

Hubert was not well known in Mt. Sterling, although he has visited his brother here, but where he was known he was universally admired and respected. He was an adept in his line of business and the world presented a bright field for his future. In attendance at the funeral were the following friends from Clayton: Capt. A. S. McDowell, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McBratney, Miss Adele Lackey, and Mesdames C. J. Bartlett, E. E. Pallardy, J. J. Bakenbower and Supervisor B. A. McCoy, Mrs. J. L. Staker and son Fred.

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Note: Believed to be buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, IA, in Lot Old.P.032. It was not clear from his obituaries whether burial was in Mount Sterling's city cemetery, or Fairfield's city cemetery which is adjacent to Evergreen Cemetery (these two have been mistaken for one another on occasion because there is no physical dividing line separating them; however, there are no BURNETT burials in the city cemetery). He has a gravestone in Evergreen on the same lot as his parents.